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Chapter 10 Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory
T A B L E 1 0 . 1 Electron and Molecular Geometries
Trigonal F
3 3 0 Trigonal planar 120°
planar
F B F
H
Trigonal H N H
4 3 1 Tetrahedral <109.5°
pyramidal
H
4 2 2 Tetrahedral Bent <109.5° H O H
Cl
Cl
Trigonal Trigonal 120° (equatorial)
5 5 0
bipyramidal bipyramidal 90° (axial) P Cl
Cl
Cl
F
Trigonal <120° (equatorial)
5 4 1
bipyramidal
Seesaw
<90° (axial)
F S F
Trigonal F Br F
5 3 2 T-shaped <90°
bipyramidal
F
Trigonal
5 2 3 Linear 180° F Xe F
bipyramidal
F
F F
6 6 0 Octahedral Octahedral 90° S
F F
F
F
Square
6 5 1 Octahedral <90° F Br F
pyramidal
F F
F
Square
6 4 2 Octahedral
planar
90° F Xe F
*Count only electron groups around the central atom. Each of the following is considered one electron group: a lone pair, a single bond, a double bond, a triple bond,
or a single electron.